Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the newly sworn-in Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has disclosed the genuine reason for changing the NDC Minority Caucus of Parliament after much deliberation and delay.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah, who succeeded Samuel Ofosu Ampofo as party leader, stated that he was split between reshuffling the NDC leadership in Parliament and resigning. And he had no option but to resign.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah revealed the real reason for the brutal reshuffle that has worried many party faithful, stating that the leadership of Haruna Iddrisu failed to cooperate with the Speaker of Parliament as expected, so he had to do the necessary and get leaders who would work with the Speaker to the advantage of the National Democratic Congress.
My priorities in Parliament is to see our Parliamentary Caucus working together and also cooperating with the Speaker of Parliament. Why did we struggle to get an NDC person elected as Speaker of Parliament? There are certainly some advantages. And those advantages can be tapped into when your leadership Is cooperating with the Speaker.
So we cannot have a situation where NPP leadership is cooperating with the Speaker and our NDC leadership has challenges cooperating with the Speaker. And if you’re given a party whose leadership in Parliament is not working together, what do you do? You make the changes or you resign. And I am not about to resign, he explained.